10.00-11.20 1st Feb Mill pond totally frozen Lots of robins, blue tits, great tits, 3 wrens, dunnock, blackbirds, carrion crow, wood pigeon, collared doves, chaffinch, heard 3 woodpeckers Main lakes only bottom end free from ice birds very hungry, rough count: 70 canada geese 75 mallards 15 coots 1 moorhen 25 tufted 1 mute swan 3 grey herons 1 shoveler
Rachael Hill said
Fri Jan 1 2:30 PM, 2010
12.15-13.30 1st Jan 2010 Mill pond totally frozen, no water fowl, checked river for kingfisher- not about. Main lakes, mostly frozen except two feeding areas blackbirds 9 Sparrow 26 song thrush 1 wood pigeon 4 blue tit 4 magpie 7 wren 3 robin 5 long tailed tits 11 great tits 6 jay 1 collared dove 2 chaffinch 2 dunnock 1 grey heron 1 black headed gulls 32 canada goose 41+ mallard 63 coots 27 mute swans 2 moorhen 4 tufted ducks 2 muscovy duck 1 embden geese 7 Happy New Year Rae
Rachael Hill said
Wed Jun 3 6:18 PM, 2009
2/06/09 10.20-12.00 Main ponds approx figures! (everything keeps moving!!) Moorhens 2 canada goose 36 Mallards 28 plus 3 ducklings Mute swans 2 coots 7 plus 8 babies grey heron carrion crow 2 magpie 3 woodpigeon 5 collared dove 6 house martins 4 sandmartin 10+ swifts 6 swallows 6 many more of above over river house sparrows 25+ long tailed tits 6 robin 2 chaffinch 3 blackbird 3 buzzard 1 circling high over ponds
Rachael Hill said
Sat Apr 4 4:31 PM, 2009
4th April 09 14.30-15.30 1st sand martins & swallows of the year (had to do double check on swallows with bins as didn't believe my eyes!)
Small pond mating pair coots & nest 2 mallards lots of mating frogs! 2 robins 2 blue tits 6 chaffinch 2 blackbirds
Main ponds 35+ mallards 38+ canada geese 2 mute swans 8 coots 6 tufted ducks carrion crow 20 house sparrows wren dunnock 2 pied wagtails 4 blue tits 2 great tits 1 robin 3 magpies 3 collared doves 14 sand martins 3 swallows
Rachael Hill said
Thu Aug 21 12:13 PM, 2008
Walk with kids on Tues 19th August 2008, rather wet! 14.15-16.00
I was told about a possible Barn Owl at Reddish a couple of months ago and also sightings of one flying over the farm land near Bredbury Hall close to where I live a couple of weeks back. I photograph at both sites at least twice a week and have yet to spot one.
A clutch of 4 Kestrel chicks have sucessfully fledged in the last week at Reddish and Buzzards can be seen often near the motorway bridge. Sightings of Kingfishers at Reddish have declined over the past month...Possibly because of the vegetation I suspect.
In the last week, I've spotted Kestrel, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk and Little Owl at the Bredbury sight as well as a good amount of Swallows, Lapwings and the usual common garden species.
Anthony
Rachael Hill said
Thu Jul 3 11:13 AM, 2008
It was the Bredbury side to the Reddish Vale 'dip' of the motorway so may be same bird. He saw it quite close up too- made his day. He has done that route every work day for past 17 years @ same time & never seen it before, mind you that section can be fun in rush hour with the Bredbury slip road joing the middle of the motorway. I'll tell him to keep his eyes peeled, carefully! Rae
Judith Smith said
Wed Jul 2 9:21 PM, 2008
Interesting. There was a sighting on one crossing the M60 at the Bredbury turn-off on 24.8.06 - not too far away?
Rachael Hill said
Wed Jul 2 6:15 PM, 2008
Tues 2/7/08 17.50pm Hubby saw barn owl fly straight across M60 motorway heading towards Reddish Vale direction (motorway stretch between Bredbury and Denton just before where the motorway crosses Reddish Vale). First ever seen around here though did see the one over at Viridor Wood. Rachael
Rachael Hill said
Wed May 21 9:08 PM, 2008
Wednesday 21st May 08 9.45-11am small pond- coot, grey heron hundreds of tadpoles 2 blue tits regularly visiting nesting box behind pond 2 wood pigeons
Main ponds 1 greylag 10+ swallows (how do you count these lot!) 12+ sand martins 6+ swifts 35+ canada geese (+ pair with 4 goslings) 8+ mallard (+ pair with 8 ducklings, very young & cute!) 10+ coots (+ at least 8 babes around fringes of ponds) 3 mute swans 2 great crested grebes- not on nest, no sign of babies though could be hidden top corner, fingers crossed 1 blackbird 4 house sparrows 1 great tit 2 robins 3 jays 4 magpies Vegetation very lush now- hard to spot the small birds busy feeding Rae
Mill pond totally frozen
Lots of robins, blue tits, great tits, 3 wrens, dunnock, blackbirds, carrion crow, wood pigeon, collared doves, chaffinch, heard 3 woodpeckers
Main lakes only bottom end free from ice
birds very hungry, rough count:
70 canada geese
75 mallards
15 coots
1 moorhen
25 tufted
1 mute swan
3 grey herons
1 shoveler
1st Jan 2010
Mill pond totally frozen, no water fowl, checked river for kingfisher- not about.
Main lakes, mostly frozen except two feeding areas
blackbirds 9
Sparrow 26
song thrush 1
wood pigeon 4
blue tit 4
magpie 7
wren 3
robin 5
long tailed tits 11
great tits 6
jay 1
collared dove 2
chaffinch 2
dunnock 1
grey heron 1
black headed gulls 32
canada goose 41+
mallard 63
coots 27
mute swans 2
moorhen 4
tufted ducks 2
muscovy duck 1
embden geese 7
Happy New Year
Rae
10.20-12.00
Main ponds
approx figures! (everything keeps moving!!)
Moorhens 2
canada goose 36
Mallards 28 plus 3 ducklings
Mute swans 2
coots 7 plus 8 babies
grey heron
carrion crow 2
magpie 3
woodpigeon 5
collared dove 6
house martins 4
sandmartin 10+
swifts 6
swallows 6
many more of above over river
house sparrows 25+
long tailed tits 6
robin 2
chaffinch 3
blackbird 3
buzzard 1 circling high over ponds
14.30-15.30
1st sand martins & swallows of the year
Small pond
mating pair coots & nest
2 mallards
lots of mating frogs!
2 robins
2 blue tits
6 chaffinch
2 blackbirds
Main ponds
35+ mallards
38+ canada geese
2 mute swans
8 coots
6 tufted ducks
carrion crow
20 house sparrows
wren
dunnock
2 pied wagtails
4 blue tits
2 great tits
1 robin
3 magpies
3 collared doves
14 sand martins
3 swallows
14.15-16.00
18+ collard doves
5 magpies
1 sparrowhawk
110+ mallards
5 sandmartins
2 swallows
3 mute swans
3 canada geese
8 coots
1 moorhen
3 kingfishers on main lake
2 tufted ducks
1 muscovy
10 longtailed tits
numerous sparrows, dunnocks
1 grey heron
Rae
I photograph at both sites at least twice a week and have yet to spot one.
A clutch of 4 Kestrel chicks have sucessfully fledged in the last week at Reddish and Buzzards can be seen often near the motorway bridge.
Sightings of Kingfishers at Reddish have declined over the past month...Possibly because of the vegetation I suspect.
In the last week, I've spotted Kestrel, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk and Little Owl at the Bredbury sight as well as a good amount of Swallows, Lapwings and the usual common garden species.
Anthony
He has done that route every work day for past 17 years @ same time & never seen it before, mind you that section can be fun in rush hour with the Bredbury slip road joing the middle of the motorway. I'll tell him to keep his eyes peeled, carefully!
Rae
17.50pm
Hubby saw barn owl fly straight across M60 motorway heading towards Reddish Vale direction (motorway stretch between Bredbury and Denton just before where the motorway crosses Reddish Vale).
First ever seen around here though did see the one over at Viridor Wood.
Rachael
9.45-11am
small pond-
coot,
grey heron
hundreds of tadpoles
2 blue tits regularly visiting nesting box behind pond
2 wood pigeons
Main ponds
1 greylag
10+ swallows (how do you count these lot!)
12+ sand martins
6+ swifts
35+ canada geese (+ pair with 4 goslings)
8+ mallard (+ pair with 8 ducklings, very young & cute!)
10+ coots (+ at least 8 babes around fringes of ponds)
3 mute swans
2 great crested grebes- not on nest, no sign of babies though could be hidden top corner, fingers crossed
1 blackbird
4 house sparrows
1 great tit
2 robins
3 jays
4 magpies
Vegetation very lush now- hard to spot the small birds busy feeding
Rae